SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit for the first time, then returns early and explodes
Starship has made it to orbit for the first time ever. But the loss of an engine during its nail-biting ascent meant SpaceX’s mission ended
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US Cold War-era spy satellite explodes above Earth — and nobody knows why
An American spy satellite deployed during the Cold War has exploded above our planet without warning — and, so far, scientists can’t explain why. The
Magnetism may have helped kick-start our solar system
Ancient meteorites reveal a powerful magnetic field that may have helped feed the growing sun.
Peru’s penguins are on the brink. A super El Niño could make it worse.
Avian flu, overfishing, and a super El Niño have decimated Peru’s largest colony of Humboldt penguins. Scientists are holding out hope that their numbers will
A 72-year-old photo is revealing new clues about ‘Meretneith,’ a powerful woman who may have ruled Egypt 5,000 years ago
A new analysis of a decades-old photo is revealing new details about a powerful woman who ruled Egypt 5,000 years ago, a new study finds.
‘The right diagnosis is unbelievably powerful’: It can take years to diagnose rare diseases, and scientists are trying to fix that
Millions of Americans are diagnosed with common conditions like cancer and diabetes — but some 10% of the population live with rare diseases that doctors
13,000-year-old butchered bones of long-tusked beast found in Chile give more evidence of early first Americans
Bones from extinct elephant-like creatures discovered along the shore of Lake Tagua Tagua in central Chile bear human-made cut marks and were found alongside stone
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman with
A giant cosmic ‘fart’ is making a wobbling zombie star repeatedly flash us, ‘groundbreaking’ observations reveal
An enormous, ongoing cosmic “fart” is causing a mysterious zombie star to flare up repeatedly, shining bright pulses of X-rays toward Earth, a new study
James Webb telescope shares one of its biggest images ever, with record-breaking stars hiding in the dust
quick facts What it is: IC 348, a star-forming reflection nebula Where it is: 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Perseus When it was shared:
What is the closest any object has gotten to the sun?
When you think of objects close to the sun, Mercury, the solar system’s innermost planet, probably comes to mind. But has any other object —
Civil Servants Sworn in at NASA Ames
New civil servants and guests pose for a group photo with NASA and Center leadership in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section
Why the tomb of the ‘Disturber of the Universe’ remains hidden after 800 years
History is rife with lost treasures , from Aztec gold hidden during the Spanish conquest to the Ark of the Covenant , which vanished during
Harvest Moon 2026: See the first full moon of autumn rise alongside Saturn tonight
One of the most famous full moons of the year will climb into the eastern sky on Saturday, Sept. 26. This year, the Harvest Moon